Glazed Vehicle Device with Removable Guide Shoe
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing vehicle door glazed devices face challenges in assembly and maintenance, requiring complex assembly processes and complete dismantling for glass replacement, which affects rigidity and increases maintenance complexity.
Innovation Solution
A glazed device with reversibly mounted guide pads on a one-piece pad support, allowing sliding insertion at both ends, enabling piece-by-piece assembly and easy glass replacement, while ensuring precise guidance and maintenance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the window is mounted with pads in the guide devices and then assembled on the door structure, then the assembly is complete and functional, but the assembly process requires integrating a complete module on the assembly line and replacing the glass requires complete dismantling of the module
Solution Approach 1:
The guide device is divided into two independent parts: an inner part mounted on the door structure and an outer part that holds the pad. This segmentation allows the window to be assembled separately and then integrated with the door structure, avoiding the need to assemble a complete module on the assembly line and enabling easier glass replacement by only removing the outer part.
Solution Approach 2:
The outer part of the guide device, which holds the pad, is extracted as a separate removable component. This allows the pad and window assembly to be detached from the door structure independently, simplifying both the initial assembly process and future maintenance operations.
2Ease of operation
If the door structure is cut in the upper part to allow passage of the window, then the window can be fitted, but this has consequences on the rigidity of the door and requires adding an upper crosspiece that must be removed when replacing the glass
Solution Approach 1:
The guide device is segmented into inner and outer parts, allowing the window to be installed through the guide device without cutting the door structure. The inner part is mounted on the door while the outer part holds the pad, creating a passage route that preserves door integrity and rigidity.
3Ease of manufacture
If the guide device is separated into two parts (inner part and outer part), then the window can be mounted between them, but it requires disassembling the outer part when desired to replace the window
Solution Approach 1:
The guide device is divided into an inner part mounted on the door structure and an outer part that holds the pad. This segmentation enables easy window replacement because only the outer part needs to be removed, not the entire guide device or door structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The outer part of the guide device is extracted as a separate removable component that can be easily detached to access and replace the window, simplifying the repair process while maintaining the structural integrity of the door.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a glazed device for assembly with a door frame to form a door (P) of a motor vehicle, comprising at least one movable glazed panel (1) carrying, on its face facing the interior of the vehicle, at least one guide pad (21) mounted to slide relative to a guide rail (3) by sliding said movable glazed panel (1) between a closed position and at least one open position. According to the invention, said at least one guide pad (21) is reversibly mounted on a one-piece pad support (22) fixedly mounted on said movable glazed panel (1).